Cardstreamisamarketleadingfintechprovidingsecure,scalablepaymenttechnologyandinfrastructuretopartnersacrossthepaymentsecosystem.Trustedbyacquirers,ISVs,SaaSplatforms,andpaymentproviders,Cardstreamenablesbusinessestobuild,scale,andoperatesophisticatedpaymentpropositionswithconfidence.
WearelookingforaproactiveSoftwareQualityAssuranceEngineertohelpensurethereliability,security,andperformanceofCardstreamspaymentplatform.Ifyouredetail-driven,curious,andpassionateaboutdeliveringhigh-qualitysoftwareinafast-growingFinTech,wewanttohearfromyou.
WhyThisRole?
Thisisanopportunitytoplayadefiningroleinthequalityofground-breakingpaymenttechnologyusedatscale.AsaSoftwareQualityAssuranceEngineeratCardstream,youwillhelpprotectthereliability,security,andperformanceofplatformsoperatinginahighlyregulatedFinTechenvironment.
Yourworkwilldirectlyinfluencehownewfeaturesaredelivered,howrisksaresurfacedearly,andhowqualityisdesignedintoproductsfromthestart,notinspectedin,attheend.Ifyoucareaboutengineeringstandards,cleanreleases,andbuildingconfidenceincomplexsystems,thisrolegivesyouthespaceandauthoritytodoexactlythat.
WhatYoullBeDoing
Actingasthefinalqualitycheckpointbetweentestenvironmentsandliveproductionsystems,withaclearfocusonrisk,stability,andcustomerimpact.
Identifyingissuesearlyinthedeliverylifecycle,clearlycommunicatingrisks,andproposingpragmaticmitigationstrategiestokeepreleasesontrack.
Workingcloselywithinternalteamsandexternalpartnerstotranslaterequirementsintoscalable,maintainableteststrategiesandsuites.
Participatinginfeaturedesignandrequirementsreviewstoensuresolutionsaretestable,observable,androbust.
Takingownershipofend-to-endproductquality,includingdefectlifecyclemanagement,reporting,prioritisation,andescalationofcriticalissues.
Designing,executing,andmaintainingablendofautomatedandmanualtests,includingregressiontestingacrossfrequentreleasecycles.
Developingandmaintainingtestautomationframeworkstoimprovecoverage,confidence,anddeliveryspeed.
Collaboratingwithsoftwareengineersandproductmanagerstosupportrootcauseanalysis,debugging,andcontinuousimprovement.
Helpingdefine,evolve,andembedQAbestpracticesacrossteams,tools,andprocesses.
WhatWereLookingFor
Required
ProvenexperienceinaQualityAssuranceorSoftwareTestingrolewithinasoftwaredeliveryenvironment.
AnunderstandingofJavaScriptandhowitappliestotestautomation.
WorkingknowledgeofBehaviour-DrivenDevelopment(BDD)andwritingmeaningful,readabletestscenarios.
Strongtestanalysis,preparation,andexecutionskillsacrossthefulltestinglifecycle.
Abilitytobreakdownrequirementstouser-storylevelandidentifyingedgecasesandriskareas.
Apragmatic,detail-drivenmindsetwiththeabilitytobalancequalitywithdelivery.
Abilitytoworkwithinexistingprocesseswhileconstructivelychallengingandimprovingthem.
Desirable
ExperienceinFinTech,Payments,orotherregulatedenvironments.
UnderstandingofPHPorsimilardevelopmentlanguage.
Hands-onexperiencewithtestautomationtoolssuchasCypress,Selenium,orsimilarframeworks.
AwarenessofPCIcomplianceandsecurity-focusedtestingprinciples.
Anindustry-recognisedtestingqualification(suchasISTQB).
WhatWeOffer
Acollaborativeengineeringculturewherequalityisvaluedandsupported.
Theopportunitytoinfluencetestingstrategyandqualitystandardsacrossagrowingpaymentsuite.
Competitivesalaryandbenefitspackage.
Ongoinglearning,development,andthechancetodeepenyourexpertiseinpaymentsandFinTech.
EqualityandDiversity
Weareanequalopportunitiesemployerandarecommittedtocreatinganinclusiveenvironmentforallemployees.Wewelcomeapplicationsregardlessofage,disability,genderidentity,maritalstatus,race,religionorbelief,sexorsexualorientation,inlinewiththeEqualityAct2010.
RecruitmentProcess: Onreceiptofyourapplication,thehiringmanagerwillassessyourCVagainstthecriteriafortherole.Shortlistedcandidateswillbecontactedviatelephoneoremailandinvitedtointerview.
AdditionalInformation
EmploymentissubjecttoasatisfactorycompletionofaDBScheck.
ApplicantsmustbeabletoworkintheUKunrestricted.
Application/CVrecordswillbekeptsecurelyforamaximumof12months.CardstreamwillonlyusethepersonalinformationprovidedinordertoprocesstheapplicationinaccordancewiththeDataProtectionAct1998.
ApplicantswillneedtocomplywiththerequirementsoftheDataProtectionAct1998,itistheresponsibilityofindividualstaffmemberstoprotectdataandtotakeallreasonablestepstoensurealldataiskeptsecurely.
ApplicantswillneedtocomplywithCardstreamspoliciesandproceduresincludingHealthandSafetyPolicyandEqualityandDiversity
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